Harrison, Manitoba (1891 census)
Harrison was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 437. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1660034. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.461°N, 100.092°W.
Population
In 1891, Harrison had a population of 437: 248 male and 189 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 437 |
| 1901 | 712 |
| 1921 | 2,147 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Western, 1881 (5.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Harrison shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 73 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 437 total population, 248 males, 189 females, 121 married persons, 120 families, 62 married males, 59 married females, 12 widowed persons, 6 widowed females, 6 widowed males, 3.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 304 single persons under 18, 180 single males under 18, 124 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 437 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 118 occupied houses, 92 houses, 91 houses built of wood, 90 houses of 1 story, 30 houses of 1 room, 26 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 26 houses of 2 rooms, 19 uninhabited houses, 15 houses of 3 rooms, 12 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 8 houses under construction, 5 houses of 5 rooms, 4 houses of 4 rooms, 2 houses of 2 stories, 1 houses built of stone. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 51,804 bushels of oats, 32,165 pounds of homemade butter, 21,659 acres of land in farms, 20,654 bushels of spring wheat, 17,583 acres of farmland in pasture, 13,886 bushels of barley, 8,179 bushels of potatoes, 3,870 tons of hay, 2,410 acres of improved land in farms, 2,404 acres of farmland under crops, 1,772 chickens, 1,666 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,475 bushels of turnips, 1,131 other cattle, 1,090 acres of oats, 877 acres of wheat, 616 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 533 milk cows, 400 bushels of rye, 387 acres of barley, 249 cattle killed or sold, 200 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 195 swine, 173 horses aged over 3 years, 152 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 149 sheep, 123 swine slaughtered or sold, 120 horses aged 3 years and under, 91 occupants of farms, 88 farm occupants who own their land, 62 oxen, 57 geese, 54 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 36 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 31 acres of potatoes, 27 turkeys, 12 ducks, 10 bushels of peas, 6 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 4 acres of turnips, 4 sheep slaughtered or sold, 3 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB007012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB165007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1660034
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_Harrison
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrison_(municipalit%C3%A9_rurale)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Harrison, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/harrison-mb007012-1891/.